BTDT Moms: baby's movement vs personality

When I was pregnant with DS (dear son) I felt a very hard & distinct "kick to the gut" at 16 weeks. I dodn't know yet that I was having a boy! These days he's 2.5 and while very sweet & kind he's always moving and into everything!

With this baby it feels SO (significant other) different. I've been feeling frequent movement this week (15w along) but it's more gentle... like a ball rolling around or a fish swimming. If DS's greeting was HEY MOM this baby is giving me a sultry helllloooooo.....

I'm wondering if I can make any personality judges from their first movements. Could I expect a nice calm baby this time around? Or am I reading way too much into this?? TIA (thanks in advance)

I feel like all three of my girls had their personalities in the womb. #2 is a gentle soul whom would gently nudge me, never anything violent. #3 is like a kung fu master, I swear that kid was in there doing gymnastics, and she still never holds still.

#1 kicked me a ton, lots of movement, not so gentle. Colicky baby and high needs toddler, but once she got to be older, very mellow. Is an extremely mellow teen, never gives me any trouble, though she is a worrier.

#2 was so much more gentle in her movements, I thought surely she would be a calmer baby. And she was! But she was an extremely intense and difficult toddler and preschooler and is much more of a firecracker than her sister. She is more laid back, though, than her sister in that she's not a worrier.

For me its always the opposite. My first was calm inside and is crazy now! My second was all over the place inside and is sooo mellow. This LO (little one) (so far) has been all over the place too so im hoping for another mellow baby. Fingers crossed.

All three of mine had "personalities" inside that matched how they were outside. My ODS never stopped moving in the womb and since the day he was born he hadn't stopped moving. I rarely felt YDS when he was in the womb. It really scared me sometimes! He was and still is such a calm baby. He sleeps great and hardly ever cries. Pretty much only when hungry or tired. My DD (dear daughter) was in between. She had frequent movement but not the same strength as ODS. Today she is active but also has the capacity to have quiet play.

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